Published in Technology Hits·Pinned5 Lessons Designers should learn from project failuresProjects fail, and failures are an inevitable part of a project and can be instrumental in providing insights to make products, services, and organizations better. Here are the five critical lessons for designers in making the journey through the project a more constructive and reflective process. Use it and abuse…Design3 min read
Jun 10How to build a Design Repository?“Design Repository is a place for ideas, discoveries, and refinement.” A Systematic & organized Design Repository can help any organization to align the newest of its assets, tools, and resources with the consistency of the tried and tested experience of the past. …Designops1 min read
Mar 10Why should businesses care for design operations?The design has become a central function in most businesses. In the past ten years, due to the emergence of design thinking and its impact on business performance, many organizations invested in design and have embedded design in the production cycle (McKinsey 2015). This new positioning of Design has led…Designops5 min read
Mar 4What is the difference between a Design Operations tool and a Design tool? What should you care about DesignOps?Demand for Design is surging. It’s become essential to creating a lasting impact on your potential customer. These days, you need consistent brand touchpoints — from websites to social media to product packaging — for your product or service to be “sticky,” recognizable. Intelligent businesses are leaning into design operations…Designops6 min read
Feb 25What is design culture, and how to build one?Design is something that must be lived and breathed. We are responsible for making it a purpose in our professional lives and our broader experience as human beings. Design culture means that the design is at the forefront of everything your organization does, from strategy to execution. It also means…Designops4 min read
Feb 18What constitutes a great design team? What should you keep in mind while building one?Gone are the days when the design was considered a 'nice to have in most organizations. Today, design is an integral part of successful companies, with McKinsey reporting that companies that invest in design see a 32% increase in revenue and a 56% increase in shareholder returns. …6 min read
Feb 7Is standardization good for Innovation?Balancing standardization and Innovation is critical during times of organizational change. And it’s an ongoing issue in open organizations, where change is constant. When we are constantly being told to value the new and the different, it may come as a surprise to learn that the standard, the shared, and…Designops5 min read
Jan 21Is a design-led project any different from a development-led project? What should be done differently while running a design-led project?Design is a critical software project element that often goes unnoticed by those writing codes. After all, coders and implementers tend to take the design process for granted and leave thedesigners'' look and feel of applications. In the days of waterfall-based development, the design was one of the first steps…Designops5 min read
Jan 12How do Design systems play a role in DesignOps?Design Systems are used to maximize the potential of any design team; they can act as roadmaps that get everyone on the same page of the project. A design system can be applied across many projects and different areas of design. Design systems are becoming the standard way of creating…Designops4 min read
Jan 10How to distribute project load? What model should I use to plan resource loading for projects?Resource management is the process of planning and scheduling a team’s resources and activities. It allows for balancing the team’s resources effectively and seeing the complete picture of how the team will achieve its goals. In a world where organizations are moving fast and often virtual, resource management becomes challenging. …Designops5 min read
